Johannesburgs spoek mathambo makes the afrofuturists look old school. While his 2010 solo debut mshini wam translated as bring me my machine gun was promising in a. The remake of the song from its original release on mshini. Spoek mathambo let them talk official video sub pop records. Spoek mathambo is a south african rapper whos lining up the release his second album father creeper. Live at wfmu on underwater theme park with meghan april 5. Spoek sees himself as a part of a new wave of energy in africa, which is intent on nurturing a sense of progressiveness while maintaining a pride in culture. At the vanguard of a new wave of african artists, spoek is hitting the world hard with his take on afrofuturism a unique vision of electronic music. Spoek mathambo father creeper 2012sub pop codirectors. Our exclusive celebrity database gives you access to the contact details of spoek mathambos management team, publicist details, and full celebrity agent details giving you the power to talk to them about your forthcoming events and promotional activities. Spoek mathambo takes a bit of a leftturn with let them talk. That and more is brought together in his solo outfit, spoek mathambo, an uninhibited fusion of sociopolitical messages and cultural influences, dubstep beats and south african house. With the arrival of his second album, father creeper, hes one man building up an.
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You can check out his first offering by inserting your email address into the widget above. Spoek mathambo is a south african hiphop artiste that also spins to electronic music a a times. Along with producing he can also add filmmaking, rapping and in our opinion fashion icon to his repertoire. Spoek mathambo is an absolute vanguard regarding electronic music in south africa and abroad. Father creeper by spoek mathambo on sub pop records.
Spoek mathambo control a darkwave township house cover of joy divisions classic paean to dancing to a bleaker beat. Spoek mathambo let them talk official video youtube. Spoek mathambo let them talk by sub pop on soundcloud. Spoek mathambo born nthato james monde mokgata 14 may 1985 in soweto, gauteng in south africa is a producer, singersongwriter, rapper defined by his fusion of a wide array of musical influences.
Fourteen tracks of blistering electro, tech steppa crunch, and natiev kwaito badness. Mathambo coined the word township tech to describe the electronic music he produces. Spoek mathambo let them talk good dannys austin, tx, 06252012. Live drumming and rock guitars intertwine with cyborg drum machine beats, video game bleeps, soulful singing and rap choruses. South african song writerproducer interested in the outer realms of hiphop and electronic music. Stream spoek mathambos forthcoming album, mzansi beat code mzansi beat code is a groovepacked, sociopolitical statement that places the 34yearold producer at. The johannesburg native started rapping at the young age of 10 and was as much influenced by 90s american rap as the growing wave of johannesburg hiphop. Watch, read and listen to the story by clicking on the link in bio.
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